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Louisa Boren Park & Lookout

February 8, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 15th Ave. E. and E. Olin Pl.
Acreage: 7.2

Seattle pioneer Louisa Boren Denny got her own park in 1913 when a section of the larger Interlaken Park was renamed in her honor. You can access her park through a narrow trail shooting […]

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Interlaken Park

January 23, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 2451 Delmar Dr. E.
Acreage: 51.7

If you’ve run the post-Thanksgiving marathon or half-marathon in Seattle, you’ve probably cursed Interlaken Park and its incredibly challenging hill.

I suggest you return on a non-race day to see what more […]

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McGilvra Place

November 5, 2010
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: E Madison St. and Pike St.
Acreage: 0.06

McGilvra Place is almost always occupied by a couple of homeless folks snoozing on its grassy lawn, which makes it less of a draw for others in seeking out a Seattle park to enjoy.

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Boylston Place

May 26, 2010
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: Broadway and Boylston Ave. E.
Acreage: > 0.1

I think I’m the only person in Seattle besides a few Parks maintenance guys who know that this triangle of grass is a park. Hundreds of people must pass through it daily on their […]

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